#Efficacy

Kenny Mathieson

KennyMathieson

Human beings are generally bad at understanding risk, particularly as it relates to themselves.Having said that, in this case the information being supplied related to the Pfizer vaccines, is certainly

Michael Mina

michaelmina_lab

UK has authorized AZ/Oxford vaccine. Importantly: UK is leading the way in taking a bold public health approach (vs individual health) to getting the population vaccinated - Prioritizing distribution of

Nato Jacobs

dcmadness202

The vaccine is only 52% effective starting two weeks after the first dose. When you get the second dose, the vaccine is 91% effective seven days later. This is a

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

This is big news: Pfizer says early phase 3 data of its #covid19 vaccine developed with German company BioNTech shows it to be about 90% effective in preventing disease with

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

What a way to start the week.Extremely good news about the Moderna vaccine this morning. Similar efficacy to the Pfizer vaccine, which increases my confidence in the Pfizer result. A

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

HUGE—Oxford Jenner Institute Director Adrian Hill, who oversees Oxford-AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccine research, warns that if FDA doesn’t approve Oxford vaccine now but waits for the end of Oxford’s 2nd Phase

Fiona Duffy

fionaduffypsy

Looking forward to #EDIC21 today and virtually presenting our short paper on the outcomes of our online national peer support programme in Scotland in collaboration with @beatED and @NHS_Lothian CAMHS

StefanieBolzen

StefanieBolzen

Exclusive: In stand-off with EU over delayed #vaccine deliveries #AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot insists @welt Brussels was late with orders. 'We signed an agreement with the UK 3 months before

F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE

fperrywilson

This is a HUGE problem and not just because it is annoying, it will 100% exacerbate health disparities. (Thread)https://twitter.com/polly/status/1348464494108954626 My group is running a small (n=200) trial to see if

Dr. Simone Gold

drsimonegold

THREAD: We organized a group of practicing physicians, many of whom have personally treated COVID-19 patients, and we spoke directly to the American people about our experience and understanding of

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

BREAKING—Novavax says its #COVID19 vaccine is 90% effective, but likely only 50% against the #B1351 variant found in South Africa. 50% better than 0%, but clearly we have challenges with

PrEPster

TeamPrepster

1/4 Today's recommendations on blood donation in the UK include that PrEP users continue to be deferred for blood donation. This recommendation does not question the efficacy of PrEP. 2/4

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2020/05/16/did-the-oxford-covid-vaccine-work-in-monkeys-not-really/While Hancock is celebrating MHRA’s questionable decision to give an emergency use authorisation to the Oxford/AZ vaccine, sc

Prof. Gavin Yamey MD MPH

GYamey

So, South Africa (the place of my birth), is in the news today. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine was found to have a lower efficacy in SA (just under 50%) than

Peter MacLeod

petermacleod

Mobilizing citizens and building morale: two capabilities gov seems to have lost or forgottenhttps://twitter.com/kbardeesy/status/1355886565134905346 And 50k+ Canadians who volunteered to assist with tasks like contact tracing early in the

el gato malo

boriquagato

leaving aside mask efficacy, will these folks (whose model famously missed by 10-100x on hospitalizations) ever tire of making circular arguments that literally say "our model assumes X does Y,

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